City moving to halt Merriman Mall parking works

The section being prepared for the parking lot area

By Readawne Henery

With officials saying that terms are still to be finalised, the City Council is moving to temporarily stop ongoing work being done by Sleepin Hotel proprietor Clifton Bacchus to develop a parking lot on a section of the Merriman Mall.

In an invited comment, City Engineer Colvern Venture told Stabroek News that correspondence received from Mayor Ubraj Narine stated that the arrangement had not yet been finalised.

As a result, he said his department would be seeking to ascertain what exactly is being done since it did not receive an application for the development.